The 1937 process of selecting inductees to the Baseball Hall of Fame was markedly different from the initial elections the previous year. As only half of the initial goal of 10 inductees had been sele
Lajoie's plaque in Cooperstown
Young's plaque in Cooperstown
Nap Lajoie 1913
Cy Yoyng 1891
Tris Speaker
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Tristram Edgar Speaker, nicknamed "the Gray Eagle", was an American professional baseball player and manager. He played in Major League Baseball as a center fielder from 1907 to 1928. Considered one o
1937 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting
…Hal Chase received some votes, although Shoeless Joe Jackson did not. Balloting by the BBWAA resulted in the election of three players: Nap Lajoie, Tris Speaker, and Cy Young. A total of 201 ballots were cast, with 1,949 individual votes for 113 specific candidates, an average of 9.70 per ballot; 151 votes were…
Speaker in 1912
(Left to right) Duffy Lewis, Tris Speaker and Harry Hooper, members of Boston's "Million-Dollar Outfield"
Lou Gehrig, Speaker, Ty Cobb, and Babe Ruth, 1928
Speaker's 1933 Goudey Gum Company baseball card